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Harmony vs Lenox vs De Kalb
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harmony has the most people working from home (8.1%).
Lenox has the highest household income ($76k).
De Kalb has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.4%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Harmony | Lenox | De Kalb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,344 |
8,658Highest |
2,067Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.8±7 5% above NY |
45.1±2Highest 13% above NY |
41.4±5.4Lowest 4% above NY |
| Lenox and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.9%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| De Kalb and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.9%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.4%±3 NY: 17.9% |
| Lenox and De Kalb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.1% NY: 40.2% |
21.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
3.5%±1Highest NY: 7% |
1%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Lenox and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,600±$11k 32% below NY |
$75,900±$8kHighest 12% below NY |
$57,467±$13kLowest 33% below NY |
| Lenox and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,300±$15k 70% below NY |
$161,600±$9kHighest 62% below NY |
$103,600±$14kLowest 76% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$40Lowest 51% below NY |
$935±$83 42% below NY |
$967±$276Highest 40% below NY |
| De Kalb and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,805 57% below NY |
$4,184Highest 36% below NY |
$1,816Lowest 72% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
38.5%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60%±60Highest NY: 52.1% |
| De Kalb and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% NY: 14% |
10.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% NY: 54.3% |
77.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1955 4 yrs older than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
25 min 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8%±3 NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Harmony and Lenox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #412 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · CANASTOTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL | CANASTOTA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5Lowest |
13.6Highest |
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.